Akil Tymes v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
HabeasCorpus
Does counsel perform deficiently in failing to fully inform a defendant during the plea bargaining process?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Does counsel! perform deficiently in to fully inform a defendant during the plea bargaining process, per Missouri_v. Frye, 132 S.C.T. 1394 (2012), in failing to communicate explicit advice or , re-advise his client to accept or, reject a plea, on conditions that may be favorable or, dis favorable, to the accused; applying Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 688 (1984)? 2) Does the final judgment/decision of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; “That a.defense counsel has no obligation to advise or fully inform a defendant to accept a favorable plea, create an exception ,which is contrary or unreasonable application, to the general rule announced in Frye, that defense counsel has a duty to communicate formal offers from the prosecution to accept a plea on terms and conditions that_may be | favorable to the accused? (Emphasis added) ~